Archival Note Card | Cultural Revolution | #9

Heavy fist smashes into a heap of broken debris beside a column of red script.

This archival note card from the cultural revolution series, no. 9, titled "crush the movies". It is archival paper. Graphic art of the Cultural Revolution generally followed an officially approved style, with heroic figures, strong diagonals and a limited range of bright colors that read clearly at a distance. Elongated black-and-white card with a red band across the top. A broad-shouldered man in an armband raises one arm, the other fist pounds down on scattered pieces. Tall red characters run along the right edge. It is 7 inches long and 5 high.

The debris never stood a chance.